Impure \Im*pure"\, v. t.
   To defile; to pollute. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.
   
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Impure \Im*pure"\, a. [L. impurus; pref. im- not + purus pure:
   cf. F. impur. See {Pure}.]
   
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   1. Not pure; not clean; dirty; foul; filthy; containing
      something which is unclean or unwholesome; mixed or
      impregnated extraneous substances; adulterated; as, impure
      water or air; impure drugs, food, etc.
      
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   2. Defiled by sin or guilt; unholy; unhallowed; -- said of
      persons or things.
      
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   3. Unchaste; lewd; unclean; obscene; as, impure language or
      ideas. "Impure desires." --Cowper.
      
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   4. (Script.) Not purified according to the ceremonial law of
      Moses; unclean.
      
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   5. (Language) Not accurate; not idiomatic; as, impure Latin;
      an impure style.
      
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